Secret Psychics by Marie Treanor
Because human beings only use a very small percentage of
their brains, the possibilities of what we could do with the unused portion, provide
fantastic inspiration for imaginative fiction, especially paranormal fiction.
Of course there are people in the real world who claim to
have paranormal abilities – powers of spiritualism, telepathy, second sight,
extra-sensory perception and so on –, and I like to believe some of those must be genuine to a
greater or lesser degree. However, I suspect the number of genuine psychics in
the word is extremely small, and when I’ve written stories about such people in
the past, I’ve portrayed them as a little isolated by their gifts because they
must, after all, be very conscious of their sheer differentness to the “normal “ people around them.
In Smoke and Mirrors, the first of my
new series, The Gifted, I have a
slightly different set-up. My psychics in this series, all come from a poor,
little-known country – the totally imaginary ex-Soviet republic of Zavrekestan.
But although Zavrekestan is isolated,
the psychics in this story are not, for here it’s no rarity to have paranormal
abilities. They don’t talk much about it, and never to outsiders, but the people
of the country are aware the Gifted exist. Here, telepathy, foresight, talking
to ghosts etc is regarded as quite normal. Even slightly more bizarre gifts
like starting fires with your eyes, is accepted without a blink.
For their own safety, the Gifted have kept themselves hidden
for centuries. But in the age of globalization, is this really possible? In my
series, vague rumours spread into hard facts known by an increasing number of
people. It was fun to consider how privacy conscious psychics might regard
that; even more fun to consider how ordinary people might regard the Gifted. In
real life we’d want to test them, carry out extensive research, discover how
their brains came to be wired so differently. And others, of course, would be
bound to try to make use of them to
obtain power or money – which is exactly what begins to happen in my story.
So what do you think? If you had a paranormal ability, would
you regard it as a gift or a curse? If you could choose such an ability, what
would it be? And would you keep it secret or tell the world?
Smoke and Mirrors
The Gifted, Book 1
Marie Treanor
Marie Treanor
Genre: Paranormal
Romance/Suspense
ISBN: 978-0-9573016-4-1
Number of pages: 241 (epub)
Word Count: 87,000
Cover Artist: Kimberly
Killion (Hot Damn Designs)
Book Description:
Deceit and desire, and a treasure beyond price...
When struggling
Scottish writer Nell Black accepts a one-off job with the police, translating
for an arson suspect from the isolated ex-Soviet republic of Zavrekestan, she
stumbles into a terrifying world of organized crime and paranormal abilities
that turns her whole belief system upside down. Faced with an incomparable
thief, hit men who spontaneously combust, gangsters, drug dealers, British
Intelligence and a fiery goddess, Nell no longer knows who to trust. The man
who saves her life is a criminal to whom deceit is second nature. He has more
smoke screens and more plans in motion than anyone else can keep track of. He
is, moreover, probably insane. Even his fellow gangsters are afraid of him. So
why is he the one man Nell wants to touch her?
Rodion Kosar is in
trouble. His convoluted plans all lead to one goal - the retrieval of his
treasure - and to achieve that, he needs Nell to believe he isn't the bad guy.
He has many reasons beyond his own desires to make love to her. Especially when
a plan goes wrong and he has to play dead before someone really kills him -
either the police, the menacing Russian crime lord known as the Bear, or the
powerful Guardian of the Gifted whom he's defied once too often. Nell's
burgeoning gift of second sight could be his best route to the treasure, and
yet keeping her with him spells danger. For Nell has her own agenda, her own
mission, and she could just as easily cause his final downfall.
Author Bio:
Marie Treanor lives in Scotland with her
eccentric husband and three much-too-smart children. Having grown bored with
city life, she resides these days in a picturesque village by the sea where she
is lucky enough to enjoy herself avoiding housework and writing sensual stories
of paranormal romance and fantasy.
Marie Treanor has published more than twenty
ebooks with small presses, (Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press
and The Wild Rose Press), including a former Kindle bestseller, Killing
Joe. Blood on Silk: an Awakened by Blood novel, was
her New York debut with NAL.
Website: www.MarieTreanor.com
Blog: Marie Treanor's Romantic Theme
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the book looks really intersting. would love to win it!
ReplyDeleteparisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Marie Treanor is on my TBR list and I can't wait to read this book! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie and Elizabeth! Thanks for the kind words and enthusiasm :).
ReplyDeleteMarie
I've been wanting to read this book as it is on my TBR list. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteA picturesque village by the sea in Scotland? Sounds like heaven. Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteIf I had a paranormal ability, I'd probably consider it a curse and keep it from people. If it was something I could ue to help people, I would.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Good to hear, Krystal - thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine! It might sound nicer in my bio than it actually is - I didn't mention the wind or the haar (east coast mist) or the horizontal rain :). But it has its moments! Thanks for your answer - I think I might feel the same...
Marie